Toy gun



Dec. 13, 1927. 4 1,652,892

E. E. DUNNEGAN TOY GUN v Filed April 28, 1927 mmwlio z Patented Dec. 13 19127.

EDWARD E. DUNNEGAN, OI PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS.

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TOY GUN.

Application filed April 28,1927. Serial No. 187,254.

The invention aims to provide an exceptionally simple and inexpensive, yet an effectiveo'toy gun, for the purpose 'of'shooting I of Fig. 3. I

The drawing above briefly described, illustrates the preferred form of construction, and while this construction will be herein specifically described, it is to be understood that within the scope of the invention as claimed, variations may be made. Moreover, while wood is preferable in the con struction of some parts of the device, metal or other desired material or materials could well be used.

The numeral 5 designates va barrel having a downwardly projecting hand grip 6 at its rear end, the upper end of said hand grip being formed with an opening 7 from front to rear, while the lower portion of this hand grip is provided with a rearwardly opening socket 8.

Behind the barrel 5 and the hand grip 6, is a vertically disposed hand lever'9, said lever being forwardly thickened at its upper end to provide a fulcrum portion 10 below the opening 7, and a band-gripping portion 11 above said opening, said portion 11 being cooperable with the rear end of the barrel 5, to hold a rubber band 12 which is passed around the front end of the barrel 5 and is longitudinally stretched. If desired -or necessary, a small piece of sand paper or the I like 13 may be secured'either to the rear end of the barrel 5 or to the band-gripping portion 11, to insure that the stretched rubber band shall be effcctiyely held.

A tension spring 14 extends longitudinally under the barrel 5 and has its front end anchored thereto, for instance, by a screw eye 15. The rear end of this spring passes loosely through the opening? and is secured to the hand lever 9, preferably by a screw eye 16. Thus, the spring 14 acts. to not only hold the hand lever 9 in band-gripping position, but "forms effective means for connect-ing said hand lever with the remainder comprising a barrel, a hand of the gun. To prevent lateral swingingof this hand lever about .the' spring 14 as a pivot, its lower portion is providedwith a forwardly projecting pin 17 which is slidably received in the socket 8.

,At 18, I have shown a rigid'arched yoke through which the rubber band 12 passes loosely, said yoke having its ends disposed at opposite sides of and secured to the barrel 5, while its crown portion is spaced above said barrel. In case the rubber band should sli from the front endof the barrel, this yo e prevents it from flying rearwardly and possibly injuring the child using the gun.

In loading the gun, a rubber band 12 is passed through the yoke 18 and its opposite sides are pinched together and positioned between the rear end of the barrel 5- and the band-gripping portion 11 of the lever'9, it being of course necessary to rock this lever about its fulcr-iim portion 10 to insert the band. After such insertion, release of the lever causes the spring 14 to tightly hold the band-gripping portion 11 in cooperable relation with the rear end of the barrel 5, thus tightly anchoring the rubber band. This band may then be stretched and passed around the front end of the barrel as seen in Fig. 1. When the hand lever 9 is pushedforwardly by tightening the grip upon the hand grip 6, the rear end of the stretched rubber band is released, with the result that it cannot backfire from the gun, due to the provision of the yoke 18.

It will be seen from the foregoing that vI have produced an exceptionally simple andinexpensiveconstruction, yet one which will give agreat deal of amusement.

I claim 1. A toy gun for shooting rubber bands,

rip projecting downwardly therefrom, said hand grip having an opening from front to back at its upper end and being formed with a rearwardly-opening socket below said opening, a vertical hand lever behind said barrel and hand grip, said lever having a fulcrum portion below said opening and a band-gripping portion above said opening, said band- 'gripping portionbeing co-operable with the rear end of said barrel, a coiled tension spring disposed under said barrel and at its front end anchored thereto, the rear end llO of said spring being passed through said opening and secured to said hand lever to connect the latter with the hand gripand to hold said lever in hand-gripping position, and apin projecting forwardly from said hand lever and slidably received in the aforesaid socket to prevent lateral turning of the hand lever about the spring.

2. A toy gun comprising a barrel, releasable means at the rear end of said'barrel for holding a rubber band stretched between said means and the front end of said barrel,

and-barrel-carried means through which the band passes loosely, said barrel-carried means preventing backfiring of the band should it slip from the front end of the 7 for holding a rubber band stretched between said means and the front end of said barrel, and a rigid arched yoke through which the band passes loosely, said yoke being secured to the barrel and having its crown upwardly spaced therefrom, said yoke preventing backfiring of the band should it slip from the front end of the barrel.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aiiixed my signature.

EDWARD DUNNEGAN. 

